Furniture news and trends

Furniture Sellers Could Face Additional White House Tariffs
Economy // August 26, 2025

America’s furniture sellers could soon face additional tariffs on imports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

Couch Potatoes Turns Furniture Shopping Into Retail Experience With Factory-Store
Retail // September 03, 2024

For Brian Morgan, owner of Couch Potatoes Furniture & Mattress Stores, standing out in a crowd is the company’s collective mission. On Saturday (Aug. 31), Couch Potatoes & Mattress Stores unveiled a pioneering retail and manufacturing concept in Austin, Texas. Get the Full Story Complete...

Report: Big Lots Seeking Investors and Considering Bankruptcy
Retail // August 28, 2024

Big Lots is reportedly considering bankruptcy amid continued declines in sales. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this...

Ikea Tests Appetite for Secondhand Furniture With ‘Preowned’ Marketplace
Retail // August 26, 2024

IKEA is reportedly testing a peer-to-peer marketplace where customers can sell each other secondhand furniture. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

Interviews & Exclusives
Amazon Extends Home Goods Lead Over Walmart With Discounts

March 15, 2024
With mega-retailers Amazon and Walmart competing to secure consumers’ loyalty for high-ticket purchases such as furniture, the eCommerce giant is pulling further ahead by the quarter. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily […]

Retail Sales Top Estimates, but Key Discretionary Spending Declines

August 15, 2023
Retail sales keep on chugging along. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Using Augmented Reality To Help Merchants Reduce Returns

April 30, 2020
Retailing, like everything else in the business world, is falling into pre- and post-pandemic reference points. Many retail technologies have benefitted from that schism, among them augmented reality. Before the...

Can There Be An Uber Of Furniture?

November 08, 2019
This a story about how a dubious, painful achievement — and we use “achievement” cautiously here — became a business plan, and one of the newer entries into the expanding...

Quick Reads
IKEA Acquires Logistics Firm Locus As Online Sales Jump

October 07, 2025
IKEA has acquired logistics tech company Locus to capitalize on growing online sales. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications […]

Furniture Sellers Could Face Additional White House Tariffs

August 26, 2025
America’s furniture sellers could soon face additional tariffs on imports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Report: Big Lots Seeking Investors and Considering Bankruptcy

August 28, 2024
Big Lots is reportedly considering bankruptcy amid continued declines in sales. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Ikea Tests Appetite for Secondhand Furniture With ‘Preowned’ Marketplace

August 26, 2024
IKEA is reportedly testing a peer-to-peer marketplace where customers can sell each other secondhand furniture. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...